Project: Budget Beater

[Digitalwave]

You're throwing garbage at a peice of shit. There's plenty of ugly half-ass e30s, why document another one?

-Charlie

Lots of cheap mods make for longer mods lists than better, more expensive mods do.

[chuckybob]

well even if that is true...does it hurt you inside that he is doing this? let him do what he wants to do.

qft

[Budget Beater]

Its amazing how many forum members need to improve their reading skills. I have stated numerous times I am trying to prove a point. I could easily throw $20k at this car... but why. what good would that do? absolutely none. I'd rather save that money for a real high performance car. The point of this project is to show those who do not have as much money that they dont have to spend alot to get alot. Consider it a humanitarian act for all E30 owners. Jeez you try and do good and people shoot you down, its sad the world is turning into such a bad place these days.

[Charlie]

Its amazing how many forum members need to improve their reading skills. I have stated numerous times I am trying to prove a point. I could easily throw $20k at this car... but why. what good would that do? absolutely none. I'd rather save that money for a real high performance car. The point of this project is to show those who do not have as much money that they dont have to spend alot to get alot. Consider it a humanitarian act for all E30 owners. Jeez you try and do good and people shoot you down, its sad the world is turning into such a bad place these days.

How is your car different than any other modded e30 out there?

It's an e30, of course it's done half ass.

How is a painted grille "getting a lot" anyways?

-Charlie

[Borat]

How is your car different than any other modded e30 out there?

It's an e30, of course it's done half ass.

How is a painted grille "getting a lot" anyways?

-Charlie

damn you're an angry little man

[Budget Beater]

i agree borat, no worries, i'll just ignore it.

[Skafrog]

Charlie is an angry old man. I love what you are doing with your car. It looks fantastic. I love the stickers all over the windows.

[Charlie]

Charlie is an angry old man. I love what you are doing with your car. It looks fantastic. I love the stickers all over the windows.

Stickers on windows = HP. Fucking duh.

-Charlie

[bddog]

I've been following you from the beginning. You are fixing your car , having fun with it , and setting an example for others. I love it . More power to you.But abuse is half the fun of this forum, as you well know. Goes with the territory. Keep up the good work . Maybe some will learn a thing or two(without admiting it)- Fixing these puppies up and having fun doing it, that's why most of us buy them.--Stephen

[RobertK]

IMHO you were better off with the rims that came on the car.

BTW.. what did you do with those rims?

[Febi Guibo]

hey, I check in on this thread once in awhile... I think it would help everybody out if you kinda made a distinction between:

- 'cheap'; and
- 'didn't cost that much (for the value)'...

I'm speaking just from my own personal taste here, but a lot of your mods look/seem 'cheap'.

Thanks for documenting all this stuff, but overall it seems more informative than helpful:

informative = 'thanks, but I wouldn't do that to my car'
helpful = 'I need one of those right now'

get what I'm saying?

[Dave]

Stickers on windows = HP. Fucking duh.

-Charlie

Jeg's Sticker is good for like 35HP . . . at the wheels.

And Charlie isn't old - i am old. :D

[Budget Beater]

they are not "stickers" they are sponsorships, stickers are K&N stickers or ricer stickers, theres a big difference. anyways more updates coming tonight.

[NC325iC]

Its amazing how many forum members need to improve their reading skills. I have stated numerous times I am trying to prove a point. I could easily throw $20k at this car... but why. what good would that do? absolutely none. I'd rather save that money for a real high performance car. The point of this project is to show those who do not have as much money that they dont have to spend alot to get alot. Consider it a humanitarian act for all E30 owners. Jeez you try and do good and people shoot you down, its sad the world is turning into such a bad place these days.

so your basically like the guy in supersize me

[Rob]

I'd love to hear the details of those 'sponserships', and while we're on the topic, why do cheap mods if you're 'sponsored'?